The course aims to provide students with an understanding of the fundamental concepts of information theory and the principles of cryptography. The objective is intended for students to learn data compression and information coding in digital transmission systems. In addition, the course provides students an understanding of the cryptography and network security technology.

Remark: To pass the course, students are required to achieve at least 30% in course work and 30% in the examination. # may include homework, tutorial exercise, project/mini-project, presentation.